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<refentry id="sql-dropmaterializedview">
 <indexterm zone="sql-dropmaterializedview">
  <primary>DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW</primary>
 </indexterm>

 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv>
  <refname>DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW</refname>
  <refpurpose>remove a materialized view</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW</command> drops an existing materialized
   view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the materialized
   view.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Parameters</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Do not throw an error if the materialized view does not exist. A notice
      is issued in this case.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the materialized view to
      remove.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Automatically drop objects that depend on the materialized view (such as
      other materialized views, or regular views),
      and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
      (see <xref linkend="ddl-depend">).
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Refuse to drop the materialized view if any objects depend on it.  This
      is the default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Examples</title>

  <para>
   This command will remove the materialized view called
   <literal>order_summary</literal>:
<programlisting>
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW order_summary;
</programlisting></para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Compatibility</title>

  <para>
   <command>DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW</command> is a
   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>See Also</title>

  <simplelist type="inline">
   <member><xref linkend="sql-creatematerializedview"></member>
   <member><xref linkend="sql-altermaterializedview"></member>
   <member><xref linkend="sql-refreshmaterializedview"></member>
  </simplelist>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
